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Friday, June 8, 2012

Faithful Soldiers.

For those of you who have heard me talk
about the Christian walk as being like a battle before, please
forgive me, if it's a repetition. :-)

Imagine a battlefield. You are on it.
There is heavy fighting, all around. People are dying. Your best
friends, sometimes, are severely wounded or killed. As you look
around, you see many different types of people among your ranks. Some
are sitting in little groups, just hanging out. They seem oblivious
to the bullets flying around them. Some of them are killed. Yet they
continue on, doing what they do best: Nothing...

There are others. As you look, you see
individuals running into enemy lines. They spend some time there, and
then return. And you just know they are traitors. How could they do
this? Yet they continue on, mostly unchecked it seems...

Another group. They are supposed to be
on your side, but it seems they are always shooting at you. They
allowed bad experiences in the past to build up, and fester. Now,
they fight against their own...

And then, you notice a small group.
Rather, several, small groups. They have energy. Often, you see them
counsel with the older, gray haired generals. And they are often on
their knees. Yet, even with these breaks, they seem to have excellent
success. But there are so few of them! They sometimes ask others to
join them, but meet with little gain. Yet, when they attack the
enemy's ground, everyone knows it. Their General knows how to order
the battle. And the opposing forces dare not argue. Oh yes, they
would like to spend time with each other, to socialize and the like,
but as you watch two groups part, you hear them say. 'We'll see you
when it's over. Be faithful, soldiers!' And they part.

And you wonder. Which group amIin?

My friends, which group are you in?
Often, I feel I am in every group but the last one. I have been a
miserable soldier. By God's grace, let's strive
to be like the last group.

And if
not before, I'll see you when it's over. Be faithful, soldiers.

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"The humble, self-denying life of our divine Lord we are to keep constantly in view. And then as we seek to imitate Him, keeping our eye upon the mark of the prize, we can run this race with certainty, knowing that if we do the very best we can we shall certainly secure the prize. . . ."

--In Heavenly Places, pg. 276.

This blog's inspiration...

"The greatest want of the world is the want of men--men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall."